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by toyg 5032 days ago
How many people ever had more than one sound card in their computer, let alone a need to switch between them ?

http://xkcd.com/619/
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JoshTriplett 5032 days ago
Everyone with headphones or headsets using Bluetooth or USB.
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shardling 5032 days ago
I have some USB speakers I'm fond of, and PulseAudio was indeed the only way they ever worked right for me on Linux.
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akldfgj 5031 days ago
As CPU counts continue to rise and Flash support continues to get dropped from more pltforms, that comic will become more ironic.
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zokier 5031 days ago
I think I have four: Onboard audio, pcie sound card, usb microphone and hdmi audio on video card.
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